Kungälv Municipality

Kungälv Municipality (Kungälvs kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland Coonty in wastren Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the ceety o Kungälv. The present municipality wis formit in 1971 through the amalgamation o the Ceety o Kungälv, the Ceety o Marstrand an territories belangin tae fower rural municipalities. In 1974 a minor pairt (situatit on the island o Hisingen) wis transferred tae Gothenburg Municipality. Geographically it borders tae Gothenburg Municipality (sooth), Ale Municipality (east), Lilla Edet Municipality (north-east) an Stenungsund Municipality (north). Tae the east flows the river Göta älv an tae the sooth, markin the border tae Gothenburg, flows the river Nordre älv. On an island in the river, the Bohus Fortress (ane o Swaden's feenest fortresses) faces the ceety o Kungälv. Localities Diseröd Kareby Kode Kungälv Kärna Marstrand References Freemit airtins Offeecial wabsteid (in Swadish)